Chapter 504: Zhou Jie's Account

I took out a cigarette and threw it to Zhou Jie.

After Zhou Jie took it, he glanced at it,

"Mr. Zhao, this cigarette burns the lips; do you have a better one?"

"Alright, having something to smoke is fine enough; who do you think you are? You're no longer the Zhou scion who commanded Sijiucheng, smoking Hua Zi all day and drinking Moutai at every meal."

"You need to face reality. This reality is just having food and drink; being alive is already not bad."

After hearing my words, Zhou Jie took the cigarette from my hand, lit it, and started smoking,

After two puffs, Zhou Jie said, "Mr. Zhao, this cigarette still has a kick; it's not inferior to that cigar."

This cigarette no longer burns the lips; surprisingly, it smokes like a cigar.

Zhou Jie's change is quite fast.

Looking at Zhou Jie, I said, "You don't need to call me Mr. Zhao; just call me Zhao Ge. I'm a few years older than you. Your father entrusted you to me, and I will do my best to protect you."

"Zhao Ge, I'm a bit confused now; logically, I'm your enemy. You should have handed me over to Wen Han."

Wen Han eliminating me would allow him to root out the problem completely, also settling his own concerns,

Why are you protecting me?

I really can't figure it out." Zhou Jie coughed after two puffs of the White General cigarette.

I laughed heartily and said, "Zhou Jie, yes, you are my enemy, but that's in the past."

Actually, there isn't much hatred between us.

Behind it all are Liu Shiru and Kong Shi pulling the strings.

They too have received due punishment.

My revenge counts as settled.

After that time I kidnapped you at the casino, I then met your father.

Your father and I had everything out in the open.

In the end, he entrusted you to me.

Only I can protect you.

Am I right?

"Yes, Zhao Ge, you're right; after my father passed, who should I turn to? My father's old friends are all busy cutting ties with my family."

Whoever sees me will hand me over to the Wen family.

Only you could do this; Wen Han would never dream that you'd protect me. Zhao Ge, is my analysis correct?

"Quite right; it shows your brain isn't stupid."

"Sigh, ups and downs; my life is basically over."

"Living like this is worse than death." Zhou Jie sighed.

"Zhou Jie, your current psychological gap is huge."

"Having fallen from a height all at once, your mind surely can't accept it fully."

"But no matter what, you must make yourself accept it."

"Being alive is always better than being dead."

"Being alive means there is hope."

"Zhao Ge, do you mean I can return to my former lifestyle?" Zhou Jie asked, eyes shining.

What is this Zhou Jie thinking?

At this moment I patted Zhou Jie's head and said, "Zhou Jie, you're overthinking. I want to ask you, does your life have any meaning?"

"Every day, besides eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling, there's nothing else."

"Zhao Ge, to be honest, I never used to think so much either; anyway, I had more money than I could spend,"

"and I didn't have to worry about housing or work."

"My father took care of everything for me,"

"Let me tell you, our family alone owns dozens of properties in famous cities, and that's not even counting"

"my father deposited a large sum in a Swiss bank for me; as long as I've had enough fun domestically, he'd let me go abroad."

"Then overseas I could live without worry about food or clothing."

"I just didn't expect your actions to be so swift."

"By the time my father reacted, I had already been barred from leaving the country."

"Being barred from leaving the country means our Zhou family is finished."

"My father made a few dying struggles, but it came to nothing."

"Zhao Ge, after you kidnapped me, you sent me back,"

"my father and I had a conversation,"

"his meaning was clear: to stay alive, only you could protect me; no one else could."

"I didn't believe my father's words at the time."

"How could an enemy protect me?"

"My father said, you have some usable value."

"Zhao Ge, to be honest, I don't have any value now either."

"No need to ask; those properties will be confiscated."

"I still have overseas deposits."

"I know this account,"

"I've heard the Swiss bank is the most reputable bank."

As long as it's the account holder, they can withdraw cash right away.

Zhao Ge, if you don't mind, I'll withdraw the money from that account and transfer it to yours.

Is this my use value? Zhou Jie looked at me and asked.

I looked at Zhou Jie and said: "Zhou Jie, if you're telling the truth, then I'll tell the truth too."

Your utility value is these.

You have money your father saved for you.

I need money to make a comeback.

I'm recovered, and you'll recover as well.

We're already bound together.

I ask you, how much money do you have in overseas banks?

I ask directly; I first need to know how much Zhou Jie has saved.

Not much. Less than a hundred million, I suppose. With the strict controls above, it's hard to move money out; it's done through southern casinos.

I actually gamble for a reason—to move money.

But we acted too slowly, and my father is done for.

According to my father, we need to move one billion.

But the authorities tightened controls, so we couldn't move it. Zhao Ge, I'm telling the truth.

I can hand over the account to you now.

You can look it up online yourself. See if what I'm saying is true. Zhou Jie looked at me and said.

I just smiled.

I thought, don't play these mind games with me.

The account Zhou Jie mentioned is genuine, and it really does contain money.

He deliberately gave me a low figure so I wouldn't think anything.

As someone in Zhou Renfeng's position,

only then would they leave that bit of money overseas for their son—who would believe that?

Even if I got this money in hand now, what could I do? It would only arouse Wen Han's suspicion.

He would certainly think this money was taken from Da Heng Group.

By then, I'd have nothing to say in my defense.

I looked at Zhou Jie, took out a cigarette, and tossed it to him.

Zhou Jie, I believe you; you've come this far, you'll surely tell the truth.

As for me, I don't even want to use money now; there's no avenue to spend it.

Having too much money is the easiest way to run into trouble.

This is what your father left for you; hold onto it for now.

When I need it, I'll come to you to borrow.

Zhou Jie, right now we need to survive first.

Between us, we're talking openly.

If you run out now, what good would it do you? Who would help you in society?

If you fall into Wen Han's hands, you'll die horribly; I don't know what else to say.

I, Zhao Jianqiang, having been entrusted, must see this good deed through to the end.

I've decided to protect you, Zhou Jie; as long as you don't run, I'll never betray you.

For now, our life is still fairly stable.

You should know Wen Han will definitely be searching for you everywhere.

What you need now is to calm down and live quietly.

Say goodbye to your past life,

Don't keep thinking about that former life of luxury.

Your father is already done for,

You must face this reality.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Zhou Jie looked at me, took the cigarette,

then lit it and started smoking.

After a moment, he said: "Zhao Ge, don't worry—I won't run. Wherever I'd go, I was mainly afraid you'd hand me over to Wen Han."

Now that we've laid everything out, what do I have to worry about?

I will certainly listen to you and live here honestly.

If you need anything, just arrange it for me.

Zhao Ge, don't say more—this cigarette tastes great.

It's pretty strong; I like strong cigarettes.

Zhou Jie, since you said that, I believe you too. Shi Yong, I'll take you away shortly; you don't need anyone watching you.

At the mine's guesthouse, you're free to move about.

But don't go outside. Understand?

After I finished speaking, I threw the White General cigarette from my pocket to Zhou Jie.

If you like smoking, smoke this every day.